Libraries Rock is the Summer Reading Theme for 2018.  Stop here weekly to read some of the reviews that our patrons are submitting about the books they are reading.  Every review submitted is entered into a prize drawing each Saturday, through the end of August.  Get the official form in the library or online on our website at https://www.sbpl.info/adults/summer-read-adults/.

This week,  five readers submitted reviews for 10 books they had read and enjoyed. 

One of our frequent reviewers read Mrs. Fletcher by Tom Perrotta.  She says that it is a "good casual read"; however, she reports that she read The Matchmaker by Elin Hilderbrand in two days, "...couldn't put it down."

One reviewer read So Long, See You Tomorrow by William Maxwell and The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, a classic, while someone else read A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas which is another installment of her series A Court of Thorn and Roses.

Another reviewer submitted four titles - two very serious non-fiction: Asperger's Children: The Origins of Autism in Nazi Vienna by Edith Sheffer and Fascism: A Warning by Madeleine Albright.  Regarding the former, she says, "This is a difficult read because it involves children systematically sent to die during the years of the Nazi regime.  The author presents a compelling argument about Asperger's complexity in sending children to their deaths as he worked she worked within the ideological framework of Hitler's epoch."  She reports the later is "...a brilliant read for those who question why history matters.  Albright features multiple regimes starting with Mussolini and Hitler to Putin and the fear that Trump could slide into a new version of Fascism."  Not your typical beach reads! 

The same reviewer also read some lighter titles.  She writes about the young adult book Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard: "the second in the Red Queen series [which] picks up and continues the action of Mare's story [from the first book The Red Queen] to figure out where she fits in."  The reviewer is looking forward to the third book in the series, King's Cage, to find out what happens to Mare and the Scarlet Guard after the cliffhanger of this book."  The author, Victoria Aveyard, writes about her Red Queen series on her website https://www.victoriaaveyard.com/red-queen-series/:  "The...series is a quartet of books, including two novellas, all published by HarperTeen at HarperCollins. The amount of books can make reading order confusing, so I suggest reading Red Queen, Glass Sword, the novellas Queen Song and Steel Scars (featured in the physical edition Cruel Crown), followed by King's Cage." The fourth and final book in the series was released in May 2018.

The second "lighter read" by the same reviewer is also an installment of a series: Death Doesn't Bargain, book two of A Deadman's Cross series by Sherrilyn Kenyon.  She says, this book "....picks up with the cliffhanger from Book 1 and leaves a tantalizing cliffhanger of its own.  Good character development and fast-paced reading makes this an enjoyable adventure."

For anyone who might want to give this book a try from that recommendation, the author writes on her webpage https://www.sherrilynkenyon.com/book/death-doesnt-bargain/, "While the books don’t have to be read in order, if you read Death Doesn't Bargain first, you will have certain facts that are “shockers” that some would consider to be SPOILERS for Deadman Walking.  So if you’re a stickler about SPOILERS, please take note and avoid reading Death Doesn't Bargain until after you’ve read Deadman Walking.  The third book in this series, At Death's Door," is not yet published.  Sherrilyn Kenyon is a #1 New York Times Best Selling author and prolific writer of fantasy novels in series.  An article in Wikipedia characterizes her writing as being "urban fantasy and paranormal romance."

The last recommendation, for In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware, says "Great suspense novel in the Agatha Christie mystery style!"

That's all for this week.  Check back next Saturday to see what else your neighbors are reading and what they recommend.  Happy reading and remember, Libraries Rock!